Environmental activities

Members of the Akmena public organization take soil probe samples to detect oil pollution at the shore of Issyk-Kul lake during an OSCE-supported event aimed at raising environmental awareness, Balykchy bay, 29 November 2013. (OSCE) Photo details

The Office focuses on assisting the Kyrgyz Government in addressing environmental challenges and disaster risk reduction issues. In particular, the Office assists with the implementation of the Aarhus Convention and promotes a green economy by supporting forums for sharing knowledge, resources, and experience between state officials and civil society. The Office also works to ensure that the Ministry of Emergency Situations is sufficiently equipped in the field of information management, telecommunications and geo-information technologies. The Office also supports the Chuy-Talas Commission, which facilitates co-operation between Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan on water management issues, such as the use of infrastructure, for the Transboundary Rivers of Chuy and Talas.